Electronic Learning articles from October 1988

Electronic Learning archives from October 1988

Electronic Learning's 8th Annual Survey of the States, 1988. (includes related articles on new technologies and Federal Chapter I financing)
October 1, 1988... ELECTRONIC LEARNING'S 8TH ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE STATES, 1988 Genuine enthusiasm with a hint of frustration -- that's the national consensus on educational technology this year. States are playing a greater role in educational technology...

The role of the federal government in educational technology.
October 1, 1988... THE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY While state and local governments are primarily responsible for educational technology -- as they are for education in general -- the federal government has played and continues to play a...

Videodisc's impact on the changing needs of the learner.
October 1, 1988... Videodisc's Impact on the Changing Needs of the Learner It was a beautiful autumn morning in New England and I was quite excited about the visuals I had just prepared for my newly revised lesson on photosynthesis. I was teaching a Natural...

Desktop video on the Amiga. (directory)
October 1, 1988... Desktop Video On the Amiga Five years ago, nobody ever imagined the myriad of things for which microcomputers are now routinely used. In the past year Electronic Learning has looked at desktop publishing, CD-ROM disk drives, laser printers,...

Lack of new software leaves Commodore users in a quandry. (column)
October 1, 1988... Lack of New Software Leaves Commodore Users in a Quandry A growing concern among Commodore 64/128 users in the schools is the scarcity of new educational software. As director of the Computer Training Laboratory for the District of Columbia...

Primary Editor Plus. (Software Review) (talking word-processing software from IBM) (evaluation)
October 1, 1988... PRIMARY EDITOR PLUS Primary Editor Plus, from IBM, is a unique talking word processor in which even the menus and prompts talk. Packaged with a paint program and a spell checker, the program begins by reciting both the main menu and the...

Kemeny-Kurtz Math Series. (Software Review) (educational software) (evaluation)
October 1, 1988... KEMENY/KURTZ MATH SERIES True Basic has just updated the Kemeny/Kurtz Math Series, which provides math teaching with a refreshing change of pace. These programs are tools -- not drill and practice or tutorial programs -- that can be used by...

Joe Spreadsheet. (Software Review) (low-cost MSDOS spreadsheet package) (evaluation)
October 1, 1988... JOE SPREADSHEET Where can you go if you want an inexpensive MS-DOS spreadsheet which still packs a lot of power? For $50, buy Joe Spreadsheet. Joe is a 2048 row by 256 colum spreadsheet with built-in data base function and the ability to...

Drawing programs: a new generation. (Software Review) (Freehand, Illustrator 88, and MacDraw II) (evaluation)
October 1, 1988... Drawing Programs: A New Generation When the Macintosh, bundled with MacWrite and MacPaint, first came on the market, Apple introduced a new world of communications. What made the Mac So revolutionary was not the quality of its graphics, but...

Christa McAuliffe educators reach for the future.
October 1, 1988... Christa McAuliffe Educators Reach for the Future We know that we do not automatically become better teachers when technology is introduced in our classrooms. Past "revolutionary" technologies such as television have not resulted in improved...

Operating systems: new and upgraded. (product announcement)
October 1, 1988... Operating Systems: New and Upgraded This year, operating systems are updated and upgraded. Apple Computer has introduced a new operating system for its IIGS model, and IBM has announced a new operating system for its PC and PS/2 families....

Federal government must take a more active role. (promotion of educational technology; includes related article on studies done for the Office of Technology Assessment report)
October 1, 1988... Federal Government Must Take A More Active Role If educational technology is to realize its full potential for improving education, the federal government must take a larger, more active role in technology's advancement. That is one...

Preservice and inservice: what must be done in both. (teacher education)
October 1, 1988... Preservice and Inservice: What Must Be Done in Both Powerful and dazzling though computers are, they are not self-implementing. Yet, when placed in the hands of a creative and technically competent teacher, the computer can open the door to...

Computers and learning: the research jury is still out.
October 1, 1988... Computers and Learning: The Research Jury Is Still Out Last month I reported on the findings of the first National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) study of computer competence. The results were not enthralling. One of NAEP's...